Redhawk Caldera you've got to lose to know how to win.

I'm gonna go ahead and fade out with this post! Yay happy fambly! <3

As soon as Finley gave him the go-ahead, Elwood gathered his feet beneath him. He stood, turning to exit the den, but quickly swung his head back around. He smiled as he looked down at Finley and Elwood Jr., then leaned down to plant a soft kiss on his son's head. Only then did he step out into the early morning sunlight.

Everything was hazy as the day dawned around him, and he paused just long enough to fill his lungs with crisp air. The Beta male padded a few feet away from his home, then threw back his head and parted his lips. He howled, the sound swirling around him and soaring into the sky; it was a proud, joyful song, the tune of a new father. "Welcome to the world, Elwood Jr.," he sang.

He knew that his packmates would be happy for him, and that Peregrine and Fox would likely want to visit sooner rather than later. The thought made his tail twitch eagerly behind him as the sound faded and he retreated back into the burrow with his wife and baby.